Chionodes fructuaria
Chionodes fructuaria is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, California, Arizona, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Florida.[2][3]
| Chionodes fructuaria | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Chionodes |
| Species: | C. fructuaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Chionodes fructuaria (Braun, 1925) | |
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The wingspan is 13–15 mm. The forewings are dark brown or blackish, with a sprinkling of paler scales in the apex. The markings are pale yellow or whitish. The hindwings are pale grey, shading to darker outwardly.[4]
The larvae feed on Atriplex confertifolia.
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chionodes fructuaria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- Chionodes at funet
- mothphotographersgroup
- Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. 51 (3) : 193
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